Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA

Education
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion, 2021 - , UCSF
Internship/Residency, - Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
B.S., - , Stanford University
M.D./M.B.A., - Medicine / Healthcare administration, Tufts University School of Medicine
Advanced Training in Clinical Research, - , UCSF
Fellowship in Advanced/Transplant Hepatology, - , UCSF
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, - , UCSF
- Physician nutrition fellowship, University of Louisville
Honors and Awards
  • Distinction in Mentoring (UCSF Academic Senate), UCSF, 2023
  • Long-Term Mentor Award, UCSF Medical School, 2021
  • Young Investigator Award in Clinical Science, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), 2020
  • Floyd Rector Internal Medicine Research Mentoring Award, UCSF, 2019
  • Fellow, American Society of Transplantation, 2017
  • AST/Novartis Faculty Development Award (grant), American Society of Transplantation, 2016
  • Clinical Science Career Development Award, American Society of Transplantation, 2016
  • New Investigator Award, American Geriatrics Society, 2015
  • Young Investigator Award, International Liver Transplantation Society, 2015
  • Top 40 under 40, San Francisco Business Times, 2015
  • Paul B. Beeson Scholar in Aging Research (grant), American Federation for Aging Research, 2014
  • Associate Scholar Genius Award (grant), UCSF Pepper Center, 2014
  • T. Franklin Williams Scholar (grant), Association of Specialty Professors, 2013
  • Junior Faculty Career Development Award (grant), American College of Gastroenterology, 2012
  • Transplant Hepatology Fellowship (grant), American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2011
  • Clinical Research Award (grant), American College of Gastrenterology, 2011
  • Vanguard Award, International Liver Transplantation Society, 2011
  • Sylvia Allison Kaplan Clinical Research Award, Northern California Kaiser Permanente, 2009
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2005
Websites
Publications

  1. Cham S, Pozzar RA, Horowitz N, Feltmate C, Matulonis UA, Lai JC, Wright AA. The pervasive impact of frailty on ovarian cancer care and the role of prehabilitation: Qualitative perspectives of key stakeholders. Journal of geriatric oncology 2024. PMID: 39708401


  2. Wadhwani SI, Squires JE, Hsu E, Gupta N, Campbell K, Zielsdorf S, Vittorio J, Desai DM, Ebel NH, Shui AM, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb LM, Lyles CR, Lai JC, Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Material economic hardship is associated with adverse 1-year outcomes after pediatric liver transplantation: Prospective cohort results from the multi-center SOCIAL-Tx study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 39692470


  4. Wong F, Reddy KR, Tandon P, Lai JC, Garcia-Tsao G, O'Leary JG, Biggins SW, Vagas HE, Thacker L, Kamath PS, Bajaj JS, NACSELD III Study Group. Sex differences in patient-reported outcomes and perception of ascites burden amongst outpatients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites.: Sex Differences in Ascites Burden Perception. The American journal of gastroenterology 2024. PMID: 39601412


  5. Donlan J, Kaplan A, Noll A, Pintro K, Horick N, Zeng C, Edelen M, Soetan Z, Comrie C, Indriolo T, Li L, Zhu E, Armstrong ME, Thompson LL, Zhou J, Diop MS, Mason N, Engel KG, Rowland M, Kenimer S, O'Brien K, Lai JC, Jackson V, Chung RT, El-Jawahri A, Ufere NN. Prognostic Communication, Symptom Burden, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life Among Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2024. PMID: 39571876


  6. Lai M, Fenton C, Rubin J, Huang CY, Pletcher M, Lai JC, Cullaro G, Ge J. Clinical Sentiment Analysis by Large Language Models Enhances the Prediction of Hepatorenal Syndrome in Decompensated Cirrhosis. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2024. PMID: 39606343


  7. Bruno BJ, Weavil JC, Ogle J, Chidambaram N, Carey EJ, Danford CJ, Fricker ZP, Galati JS, Lee WM, Mantry PS, Shetty K, DelConte A, Patel MV, Lai JC, Sanyal AJ. Oral LPCN 1148 improves sarcopenia and hepatic encephalopathy in male patients with cirrhosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 39513970


  8. Hu K, Sedki M, Kwong A, Kesselman A, Kolli KP, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Lai J, Desai A, Paul S, Frenette C, Fallon M, German M, Verna E, Boike J, Gregory D, Thornburg B, VanWagner L, Goel A, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and MELD-Na Score Predict Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding After TIPSS: An ALTA Group Study. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2024. PMID: 39501554


  9. Klepper A, Kung A, Vazquez SE, Mitchell A, Mann S, Zorn K, Avila-Vargas I, Kari S, Tekeste M, Castro J, Lee B, Duarte M, Khalili M, Yang M, Wolters P, Price J, Perito E, Feng S, Maher JJ, Lai J, Weiler-Normann C, Lohse AW, DeRisi J, Tana M. Novel autoantibody targets identified in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) by PhIP-Seq reveals pathogenic insights. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023. PMID: 37398174


  10. Ufere NN, Zeng C, Donlan J, Shalev D, Kaplan A, Noll A, Liu A, Pintro K, Horick N, Indriolo T, Li L, Zhu E, Armstrong ME, Mason N, Engel KG, Rowland M, O'Brien K, Kenimer S, Diop MS, Jackson V, Lai JC, Chung RT, Jacobs JM, Edelen M, El-Jawahri A. Psychological Distress is Prevalent and Interdependent Among Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Their Caregivers. The American journal of gastroenterology 2024. PMID: 39450861


  11. Lai JC, Ring M, Dhruva A, Yeh GY. A patient-centered approach to dietary supplements for patients with chronic liver disease. Hepatology communications 2024. PMID: 39445862


  12. Far A, Bastani A, Lee A, Gologorskaya O, Huang CY, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC, Ge J. Evaluating the positive predictive value of code-based identification of cirrhosis and its complications utilizing GPT-4. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 39378414


  13. Nobel YR, Boike JR, Mazumder NR, Thornburg B, Hoffman R, Kolli KP, Fallon M, Lai JC, Morelli G, Spengler EK, Said A, Desai AP, Paul S, Goel A, Hu K, Frenette C, Gregory D, Padilla C, Zhang Y, VanWagner LB, Verna EC, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Predictors of long-term clinical outcomes after TIPS: An ALTA group study. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 39255519


  14. Lai M, Lai JC, Allegretti AS, Patidar KR, Cullaro G. Investigating the Association between Steatotic Liver Disease and CKD in a Nationally Representative Sample. Kidney360 2024. PMID: 39235870


  15. Mauro E, Sanduzzi-Zamparelli M, Jutras G, Garcia R, Soler Perromat A, Llarch N, Holguin Arce V, Ruiz P, Rimola J, Lopez E, Ferrer-Fàbrega J, García-Criado Á, Colmenero J, Lai JC, Forner A. Challenges in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review of Current Controversies. Cancers 2024. PMID: 39272917


  16. Ge J, Far A, Digitale JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium. Decreasing Case Fatality Rates for Patients with Cirrhosis Infected with SARS-CoV-2: A National COVID Cohort Collaborative Study. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2024. PMID: 39181420


  17. Cullaro G, Allegretti AS, Patidar KR, Verna EC, Lai JC. Cystatin C and the difference between cystatin C and serum creatinine: Improved metrics to predict waitlist mortality among decompensated cirrhosis patients. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 39041923


  18. Wang M, Chiou SH, Ganger D, Ruck J, Huang CY, Kappus MR, King EA, Ladner DP, Rahimi RS, Duarte-Rojo A, Volk ML, Tevar AD, Verna EC, Lai JC. Liver transplantation provides survival benefit at all levels of frailty: From the Multicenter Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 39047086


  19. Wang M, Shui AM, Huang CY, Kappus MR, Rahimi R, Verna EC, Ruck J, King EA, Ladner DP, Tevar AD, Volk ML, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger D, Lai JC. The liver frailty index enhances mortality risk prediction above and beyond MELD 3.0 alone. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 39041899


  20. Lai JC, Sarin SK, Gines P. From Prognostication to Therapeutics: Four key questions to accelerate the development of therapeutics for patients with ACLF. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2024. PMID: 39047977


  21. Wong RJ, Loeb R, Seal KH, Barry F, Stark Kent D, Seetharaman S, Sharma A, Lai JC, Rubin JB. The Complex Relationship Between Pain, Mental Health, and Quality-of-Life in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2024. PMID: 39008614


  22. Wang M, Shui AM, Rubin JB, Pyrsopoulos N, Lai JC. Association between protein-energy malnutrition and healthcare use among adult patients after liver transplantation: A retrospective cohort study. JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition 2024. PMID: 38944761


  23. Ge J, Sun S, Owens J, Galvez V, Gologorskaya O, Lai JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai K. Reply: Refining retrieval and chunking strategies for enhanced clinical reliability of large language models in liver disease. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38935858


  24. Gutierrez SA, Chiou SH, Raghu V, Cole CR, Rhee S, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Associations between hospital-level socioeconomic patient mix and rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in short bowel syndrome: A retrospective cohort study. JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition 2024. PMID: 38924098


  25. Wang M, Shui AM, Ruck J, Huang CY, Verna EC, King EA, Ladner DP, Ganger D, Kappus M, Rahimi R, Tevar AD, Duarte-Rojo A, Lai JC. Clinically relevant cut-points for changes in the Liver Frailty Index are associated with waitlist mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 38900010


  26. Shifman HP, Hatchett J, Pai RA, Safer R, Gomel R, Vyas M, Li M, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Caregiver-reported symptom burden and preferences for therapeutic goals in pediatric primary sclerosing cholangitis. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024. PMID: 38899591


  27. Jutras G, Lai JC. The Liver Frailty Index: a model for establishing organ-specific frailty metrics across all solid organ transplantation. Current opinion in organ transplantation 2024. PMID: 38836426


  28. Rubin JB, Loeb R, Fenton C, Huang CY, Keyhani S, Seal KH, Lai JC. The burden of significant pain in the cirrhosis population: Risk factors, analgesic use, and impact on health care utilization and clinical outcomes. Hepatology communications 2024. PMID: 38780295


  29. Li M, Pai RA, Gomel R, Vyas M, Callif SC, Hatchett J, Bowlus CL, Lai JC. Patient-focused drug development in primary sclerosing cholangitis: Insights on patient priorities and involvement in clinical trials. Hepatology communications 2024. PMID: 38727680


  31. Gutierrez SA, Chiou SH, Rhee S, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. The influence of neighborhood income on healthcare utilization in pediatric liver transplant. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2024. PMID: 38693791


  32. Lai JC. Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Nutrition in Patients With Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2024. PMID: 38682125


  33. Cruz C, Prado CM, Gillis C, Martindale R, Bémeur C, Lai JC, Tandon P. Nutritional aspects of prehabilitation in adults with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplant. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38546288


  34. Cullaro G, Chiou SH, Fenton C, Ge J, McCulloch CE, Rubin J, Shui AM, Yao F, Lai JC. Outpatient mean arterial pressure: A potentially modifiable risk for acute kidney injury and death among cirrhosis patients. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 38535488


  35. Brahmania M, Kuo A, Tapper EB, Volk M, Vittorio JM, Ghabril M, Morgan T, Kanwal F, Parikh ND, Martin P, Mehta S, Winder GS, Im GY, Goldberg D, Lai JC, Duarte-Rojo A, Paredes AH, Patel AA, Sahota A, McElroy LM, Thomas C, Wall AE, Malinis M, Aslam S, Simonetto DA, Ufere NN, Ramakrishnan S, Flynn MM, Ibrahim Y, Asrani SK, Serper M. Quality measures in pre-liver transplant care by the Practice Metrics Committee of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38536021


  36. Cullaro G, Allegretti AS, Fenton C, Ge J, Patidar KR, Rubin J, Sharma A, Lai JC. The association between mean arterial pressure and acute kidney injury reversal among decompensated cirrhosis patients. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38537129


  37. Wadhwani SI, Kruse G, Squires J, Ebel N, Gupta N, Campbell K, Hsu E, Zielsdorf S, Vittorio J, Desai DM, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb LM, Lai JC. Caregiver Perceptions of Social Risk Screening in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From the Multicenter SOCIAL-Tx Study. Transplantation 2023. PMID: 37831642


  38. Ge J, Chen IY, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC. How I Approach It: Prompt Engineering for Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The American journal of gastroenterology 2024. PMID: 38294157


  39. Ge J, Sun S, Owens J, Galvez V, Gologorskaya O, Lai JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai K. Development of a liver disease-Specific large language model chat Interface using retrieval augmented generation. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38451962


  40. Ge J, Buenaventura A, Berrean B, Purvis J, Fontil V, Lai JC, Pletcher MJ. Applying human-centered design to the construction of a cirrhosis management clinical decision support system. Hepatology communications 2024. PMID: 38407255


  41. Li M, Wong D, Sack JS, Vogel AS, Hodi FS, Fong L, Lai JC, Zucker SD, Grover S. Outcomes of high-grade immune checkpoint inhibitor hepatitis in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2024. PMID: 38401693


  42. Calthorpe L, Chiou SH, Rubin J, Huang CY, Feng S, Lai J. A modified hospital frailty risk score for patients with cirrhosis undergoing abdominal operations. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2024. PMID: 38373139


  43. Ufere NN, Serper M, Kaplan A, Horick N, Indriolo T, Li L, Satapathy N, Donlan J, Castano Jimenez JC, Lago-Hernandez C, Lieber S, Gonzalez C, Keegan E, Schoener K, Bethea E, Dageforde LA, Yeh H, El-Jawahri A, Park ER, Vodkin I, Schonfeld E, Nipp R, Desai A, Lai JC. Financial burden following adult liver transplantation is common and associated with adverse recipient outcomes. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2024. PMID: 38353602


  44. Kochar B, Rusher A, Araka E, Glasser R, Lai J, Ritchie C, Ananthakrishnan AN. Prevalence and Appropriateness of Polypharmacy in Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Digestive diseases and sciences 2024. PMID: 38273076


  45. LaHue SC, Fuentealba M, Roa Diaz S, Seetharaman S, Garcia T, Furman D, Lai JC, Newman JC. Association of biological aging with frailty and post-transplant outcomes among adults with cirrhosis. GeroScience 2024. PMID: 38246968


  46. Teles MS, Ruck JM, Jefferis A, Helmy S, Oh ES, Murriel EC, Lai JC, King EA. A pragmatic tool to screen for pre-transplant cognitive impairment among potential candidates for liver transplant. Clinical transplantation 2024. PMID: 38289890


  47. Wadhwani SI, Alvarado A, Shifman HP, Bautista B, Yalung J, Squires JE, Campbell K, Ebel NH, Hsu E, Vittorio J, Zielsdorf S, Desai DM, Bucuvalas JC, Gottlieb L, Kotagal U, Lyles CR, Ackerman SL, Lai JC. Caregivers' and providers' perspectives of social and medical care after pediatric liver transplant: Results from the multi-center SOCIAL-Tx study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2023. PMID: 38166123


  49. Berry K, Ruck JM, Barry F, Shui AM, Cortella A, Kent D, Seetharaman S, Wong R, VandeVrede L, Lai JC. Prevalence of cognitive impairment in liver transplant recipients. Clinical transplantation 2023. PMID: 38113284


  50. Sheshadri A, Elia JR, Garcia G, Abrams G, Adey DB, Lai JC, Sudore RL. Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise in Older Adults Awaiting Kidney Transplantation and Their Care Partners. Kidney medicine 2023. PMID: 38419789


  51. Wang M, Shui AM, Ruck J, King E, Rahimi R, Kappus M, Volk ML, Ganger DR, Ladner DP, Duarte-Rojo A, Huang CY, Verna EC, Lai JC. The liver frailty index is a predictor of healthcare utilization after liver transplantation in older adults. Clinical transplantation 2023. PMID: 38064281


  52. Ruck JM, Shui AM, Jefferis AA, Duarte Rojo A, Rahimi RS, Ganger DR, Verna EC, Kappus M, Ladner DP, Segev DL, Volk M, Tevar A, King EA, Lai JC. Association of body mass index with post-liver transplant outcomes. Clinical transplantation 2023. PMID: 38041450


  53. Ge J, Sun S, Owens J, Galvez V, Gologorskaya O, Lai JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai K. Development of a Liver Disease-Specific Large Language Model Chat Interface using Retrieval Augmented Generation. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023. PMID: 37986764


  54. Cullaro G, Ge J, Lee BP, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Association between neighborhood-based material deprivation and liver transplant waitlist registrants demographics and mortality. Clinical transplantation 2023. PMID: 37937349


  55. Gutierrez SA, Pathak S, Raghu V, Shui A, Huang CY, Rhee S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Neighborhood Income is Associated with Healthcare Utilization in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome. The Journal of pediatrics 2023. PMID: 37940084


  56. Nguyen VV, Wang S, Whitlock R, Xu C, Taneja S, Singh S, Abraldes JG, Burak K, Bailey RJ, Grab JD, Lai JC, Tandon P. A chair-stand time of greater than 15 seconds is associated with an increased risk of death and hospitalization in cirrhosis. Canadian liver journal 2023. PMID: 38020188


  57. Yalung JE, Shifman HP, Rasnick Manning E, Beck A, Bucuvalas J, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Ambient air pollution is associated with graft failure/death in pediatric liver transplant recipients. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2023. PMID: 37898318


  58. Shifman HP, Huang CY, Beck AF, Bucuvalas J, Perito ER, Hsu EK, Ebel NH, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Association of State Medicaid Expansion Policies with Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2023. PMID: 37776976


  59. Lai M, Fenton C, Ge J, Rubin J, Lai JC, Cullaro G. Nonselective beta-blockers may lead to stage 2 acute kidney injury and waitlist mortality in child class C cirrhosis. Hepatology communications 2023. PMID: 37756037


  60. Ha NB, Fan B, Seetharaman S, Kent DS, Yao F, Shui AM, Huang CY, Wadhwani SI, Lai JC. Variation in skeletal muscle mass among patients with cirrhosis of different self-identified race/ethnicity. JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2023. PMID: 37908292


  61. Sheshadri A, Lai M, Hsu FC, Bauer SR, Chen SH, Tse W, Jotwani V, Tranah GJ, Lai JC, Hallan S, Fielding RA, Liu C, Ix JH, Coca SG, Shlipak MG. Structured Moderate Exercise and Biomarkers of Kidney Health in Sedentary Older Adults: The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Randomized Clinical Trial. Kidney medicine 2023. PMID: 37915963


  62. Ge J, Li M, Delk MB, Lai JC. A comparison of large language model versus manual chart review for extraction of data elements from the electronic health record. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023. PMID: 37693398


  63. Yu RC, Lai JC, Hui EK, Mukadam N, Kapur N, Stott J, Livingston G. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Brief Cognitive Instruments to Evaluate Suspected Dementia in Chinese-Speaking Populations. Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports 2023. PMID: 37849633


  64. Ge J, Digitale JC, Fenton C, McCulloch CE, Lai JC, Pletcher MJ, Gennatas ED. Predicting Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure using Expert-Augmented Machine Learning. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2023. PMID: 37652176


  65. Ge J, Fontil V, Ackerman S, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC. Clinical decision support and electronic interventions to improve care quality in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023. PMID: 37611253


  66. Wang M, Wadhwani SI, Cullaro G, Lai JC, Rubin JB. Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Cholangitis in the United States. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2022. PMID: 35997698


  67. Thuluvath AJ, Duarte-Rojo A, Lai JC, Peipert J, Dietch ZC, Siddiqui O, Morrissey S, Belfanti K, Zhao L, Guo K, Nizamuddin M, Polineni P, Levitsky J, Flores AM, Ladner DP. Brief PROMIS Assessment Screens for Frailty and Predicts Hospitalizations in Liver Transplant Candidates. Transplantation 2023. PMID: 37496147


  68. Ge J, Digitale JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC, N3C Consortium. Reply: What is the actual role of decompensated cirrhosis in the breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection? Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023. PMID: 37459558


  69. Deng LX, Sharma A, Gedallovich SM, Tandon P, Hansen L, Lai JC. Caregiver Burden in Adult Solid Organ Transplantation. Transplantation 2022. PMID: 36584379


  70. Wang M, Ge J, Ha N, Shui AM, Huang CY, Cullaro G, Lai JC. Clinical Characteristics Associated With Posttransplant Survival Among Adults 70 Years Old or Older Undergoing Liver Transplantation. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2023. PMID: 37279205


  72. Li M, Wong D, Sack JS, Vogel AS, Hodi FS, Fong L, Lai JC, Grover S, Zucker SD. Early Liver Specialist Consultation is Associated With Faster Biochemical Resolution of Severe Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Hepatitis. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2023. PMID: 37308118


  73. Patel AA, Tapper EB, Kanwal F, Woodrell CD, Hansen L, Lai JC, Rogal S, McDermott C, Rakoski M, Ufere NN. Targets and study design for symptom-focused trials aimed at patients with cirrhosis: An expert consensus. Hepatology communications 2023. PMID: 37267219


  74. Wong RJ, Ge J, Boike J, German M, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Desai A, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Goel A, Fallon M, Thornburg B, VanWagner L, Lai JC, Kolli KP. Change in Platelet Count After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: An Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Group Study. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2023. PMID: 37100199


  75. Jones PD, Lai JC, Bajaj JS, Kanwal F. Actionable Solutions to Achieve Health Equity in Chronic Liver Disease. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023. PMID: 37061105


  76. Wang M, Shui AM, Barry F, Verna E, Kent D, Yao F, Seetharaman S, Berry K, Grubbs RK, George G, Huang CY, Duarte-Rojo A, Lai JC. The TeLeFI (Tele-Liver Frailty Index): Development of a novel frailty tool in patients with cirrhosis via telemedicine. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2023. PMID: 37061188


  77. Ge J, Lai JC. Artificial intelligence-based text generators in hepatology: ChatGPT is just the beginning. Hepatology communications 2023. PMID: 36972383


  78. Ha NB, Seetharaman S, Kent DS, Yao F, Shui AM, Huang CY, Walston J, Lai JC. Serum and plasma protein biomarkers associated with frailty in patients with cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2023. PMID: 36932707


  79. Ge J, Digitale JC, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC, N3C Consortium. Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection outcomes in vaccinated patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: A National COVID Cohort Collaborative study. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023. PMID: 36799617


  80. Wang M, Huang CY, Cullaro G, Covinsky K, Lai JC. Women with cirrhosis have lower self-rated health than men. Hepatology communications 2023. PMID: 36757393


  81. Lai JC, Shui AM, Duarte-Rojo A, Rahimi RS, Ganger DR, Verna EC, Volk ML, Kappus M, Ladner DP, Boyarsky B, Segev DL, Gao Y, Huang CY, Singer JP. Association of Frailty With Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Recipients. JAMA surgery 2022. PMID: 36515937


  82. Ufere NN, El-Jawahri A, Ritchie C, Lai JC, Schwarze ML. Promoting Prognostic Understanding and Health Equity for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease: Using "Best Case/Worst Case". Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023. PMID: 36697145


  83. Ufere NN, El-Jawahri A, Ritchie C, Lai JC, Schwarze ML. Promoting Prognostic Understanding and Health Equity for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease: Using "Best Case/Worst Case". Gastroenterology 2023. PMID: 36702571


  84. Bommena S, Mahmud N, Boike JR, Thornburg BG, Kolli KP, Lai JC, German M, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Desai AP, Junna S, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Goel A, Gregory D, Padilla C, VanWagner LB, Fallon MB, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. The impact of right atrial pressure on outcomes in patients undergoing TIPS, An ALTA group study. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023. PMID: 36651170


  85. Peters MG, Lai JC. Introducing Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, Our 2023 AASLD President. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023. PMID: 36630993


  86. Sawinski D, Lai JC, Pinney S, Gray AL, Jackson AM, Stewart D, Levine DJ, Locke JE, Pomposelli JJ, Hartwig MG, Hall SA, Dadhania DM, Cogswell R, Perez RV, Schold JD, Turgeon NA, Kobashigawa J, Kukreja J, Magee JC, Friedewald J, Gill JS, Loor G, Heimbach JK, Verna EC, Walsh MN, Terrault N, Testa G, Diamond JM, Reese PP, Brown K, Orloff S, Farr MA, Olthoff KM, Siegler M, Ascher N, Feng S, Kaplan B, Pomfret E. Addressing sex-based disparities in solid organ transplantation in the United States - a conference report. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2023. PMID: 36906294


  87. Ha NB, Fan B, Shui AM, Huang CY, Brandman D, Lai JC. CT-quantified sarcopenic visceral obesity is associated with poor transplant waitlist mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2023. PMID: 36735830


  88. Rubin JB, Lai JC, Shui AM, Hohmann SF, Auerbach A. Cirrhosis Inpatients Receive More Opioids and Fewer Nonopioid Analgesics Than Patients Without Cirrhosis. . 2021. PMID: 34653064


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  91. Barman PM, Patel YA, Xie J, Zhang M, Jo J, Sinha J, Answine A, Schluger A, Walter K, Biggins SW, Cullaro G, Wong R, Lai JC, VanWagner LB, Magee J, Verna EC, Sharma P. Predictors of Length of Stay and Mortality During Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Index Admission: Results From the US-Multicenter SLKT Consortium. Transplantation direct 2022. PMID: 36398193


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  93. Jo J, Crespo G, Gregory D, Sinha J, Xie J, Zhang M, Magee J, Barman P, Patel YA, Schluger A, Walters K, Biggins S, Filipek N, Cullaro G, Wong R, Lai JC, Perreault GJ, Verna EC, Sharma P, VanWagner LB. Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver-kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Consortium. Hepatology communications 2022. PMID: 36285830


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  96. Thuluvath AJ, Siddiqui O, Lai JC, Peipert J, Levitsky J, Daud A, Mazumder NR, Flores AM, Borja-Cacho D, Caicedo JC, Loftus C, Wong R, Mroczek D, Ladner DP. Personality Traits in Patients With Cirrhosis Are Different From Those of the General Population and Impact Likelihood of Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2022. PMID: 36173424


  97. Wang M, Auerbach A, Oreper SM, Hohmann SF, Lai JC, Rubin JB. Leveraging a New ICD-10 Diagnosis Code to Characterize Hospitalized Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2022. PMID: 36113826


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  100. Wadhwani SI, Lai JC, Gottlieb L. Medical Need and Transplant Accessibility-Reply. JAMA 2022. PMID: 35972489


  101. Berry K, Asken BM, Grab JD, Chan B, Lario Lago A, Wong R, Seetharaman S, LaHue SC, Possin KL, Rojas JC, Kramer JH, Boxer AL, Lai JC, VandeVrede L. Hepatic and renal function impact concentrations of plasma biomarkers of neuropathology. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2022. PMID: 35845260


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  116. Cullaro G, Verna EC, McCulloch CE, Lai JC. Improving the model for end-stage liver disease with sodium by incorporating kidney dysfunction types. . 2022. PMID: 35298079


  118. Bajaj JS, Wong F, Kamath PS, Lai JC, O'Leary JG. GUIDELINE TO PRACTICE: ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE. . 2022. PMID: 35333779


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  121. Murakami N, Baggett ND, Schwarze ML, Ladin K, Courtwright AM, Goldberg HJ, Nolley EP, Jain N, Landzberg M, Wentlandt K, Lai JC, Shinall MC, Ufere NN, Jones CA, Lakin JR. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Solid Organ Transplantation. . 2022. PMID: 35275707


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  123. Lai JC, Pomfret EA, Verna EC. Implicit bias and the gender inequity in liver transplantation. . 2022. PMID: 35114054


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  126. Wang S, Whitlock R, Lai JC, Taneja S, Tandon P. Response to: Relevance of Population-Based Cut-offs to Define Frailty in Clinical Studies. . 2022. PMID: 35006612


  127. Rubin JB, Lai JC, Leonard S, Seal K, Hoggatt KJ, Keyhani S. Long-Term Opioid Use Among Veterans with Cirrhosis: High-Dose Prescriptions in an Exceedingly High-Risk Population. . 2022. PMID: 35037175


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  136. Ufere NN, Robinson B, Donlan J, Indriolo T, Bloom J, Scherrer A, Mason NM, Patel A, Lai JC, Chung RT, Volandes A, El-Jawahri A. Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Advance Care Planning Video Decision Tool for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease. . 2021. PMID: 34718173


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  139. Wadhwani SI, Gottlieb L, Bucuvalas JC, Lyles C, Lai JC. Addressing social adversity to improve outcomes for children after liver transplant. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2021. PMID: 34320247


  140. Boike JR, Mazumder NR, Kolli KP, Ge J, German M, Jest N, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Lai JC, Desai AP, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Rahim U, Goel A, Gregory D, Thornburg B, VanWagner LB, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Outcomes After TIPS for Ascites and Variceal Bleeding in a Contemporary Era-An ALTA Group Study. The American journal of gastroenterology 2021. PMID: 34158464


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  143. Kwong AJ, Lai JC, Kim WR. Correcting the sex disparity in access to liver transplantation: Lest perfect be the enemy of better. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2021. PMID: 34403193


  144. Berry K, Duarte-Rojo A, Grab JD, Dunn MA, Boyarsky BJ, Verna EC, Kappus MR, Volk ML, McAdams-DeMarco M, Segev DL, Ganger DR, Ladner DP, Shui A, Tincopa MA, Rahimi RS, Lai JC, from the Multi-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. Cognitive Impairment and Physical Frailty in Patients With Cirrhosis. Hepatology communications 2021. PMID: 34558844


  145. Cullaro G, Sharma P, Jo J, Rassiwala J, VanWagner L, Wong R, Lai JC, Magee J, Schluger A, Barman P, Patel YA, Walter K, Biggins SW, Verna EC. Temporal Trends and Evolving Outcomes after Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant (SLKT): Results from the United States SLKT Consortium. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2021. PMID: 34265161


  146. Deng LX, Kent DS, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Lai JC, Bischoff KE. Symptom Burden Is Associated with Increased Emergency Department Utilization among Patients with Cirrhosis. Journal of palliative medicine 2021. PMID: 34348042


  147. Serper M, Tao SY, Kent DS, Garren P, Burdzy AE, Lai JC, Gougol A, Bloomer PM, Reddy KR, Dunn MA, Duarte-Rojo A. Inpatient frailty assessment is feasible and predicts non-home discharge and mortality in decompensated cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2021. PMID: 34018303


  148. Cullaro G, Rubin JB, Fortune BE, Crawford CV, Verna EC, Hsu CY, Liu KD, Brown RS, Lai JC, Rosenblatt R. Association Between Kidney Dysfunction Types and Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis. Digestive diseases and sciences 2021. PMID: 34292470


  150. Xu CQ, Mohamad Y, Kappus MR, Boyarsky B, Ganger DR, Volk ML, Rahimi RS, Duarte-Rojo A, McAdams-DeMarco M, Segev DL, Ladner DP, Verna EC, Grab J, Tincopa M, Dunn MA, Lai JC. The relationship between frailty and cirrhosis etiology: From the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2021. PMID: 34219362


  151. Bajaj JS, Garcia-Tsao G, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Vargas HE, Lai JC, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Subramanian RM, Thuluvath P, Fagan A, Sehrawat T, de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Thacker LR, Wong F. Admission urinary and serum metabolites predict renal outcomes in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2021. PMID: 34002868


  152. Tandon P, Montano-Loza AJ, Lai JC, Dasarathy S, Merli M. Sarcopenia and frailty in decompensated cirrhosis. Journal of hepatology 2021. PMID: 34039486


  153. Patel AA, Woodrell C, Ufere NN, Hansen L, Tandon P, Verma M, Lai J, Pinotti R, Rakoski M, Palliative Care Education, Advocacy, and Research in Liver Disease (PEARL) Workgroup and the AASLD P. Developing Priorities for Palliative Care Research in Advanced Liver Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Hepatology communications 2021. PMID: 34510839


  154. Ha NB, Cho SJ, Mohamad Y, Kent D, Jun G, Wong R, Swarnakar V, Lin S, Maher JJ, Lai JC. Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Radiographic Visceral-to-Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Ratio in Patients with Cirrhosis. Digestive diseases and sciences 2021. PMID: 34136974


  155. Ge J, Pletcher MJ, Lai JC, N3C Consortium. Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis: a N3C Study. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021. PMID: 34127981


  156. Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore RL, Lai JC, Johansen KL. Association of Cognitive Function Screening Results with Adherence and Performance in a Pedometer-Based Intervention. American journal of nephrology 2021. PMID: 33979802


  157. Ufere NN, Lai JC. Advance Care Planning in Liver Transplant-Preparing for Both Life and Death. JAMA internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33720282


  158. Sharma P, Sui Z, Zhang M, Magee JC, Barman P, Patel Y, Schluger A, Walter K, Biggins SW, Cullaro G, Wong R, Lai JC, Jo J, Sinha J, VanWagner L, Verna EC. Renal outcomes after Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation (SLKT): Results from the US Multicenter SLKT Consortium. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2021. PMID: 33641218


  159. Lai JC, Dodge JL, Kappus MR, Wong R, Mohamad Y, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco M. A Multicenter Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Home-Based Exercise Program for Patients With Cirrhosis: The Strength Training Intervention (STRIVE). The American journal of gastroenterology 2021. PMID: 33982941


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  162. Ge J, Najafi N, Zhao W, Somsouk M, Fang M, Lai JC. A Methodology to Generate Longitudinally Updated Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure Prognostication Scores From Electronic Health Record Data. Hepatology communications 2021. PMID: 34141990


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  164. McAllister S, Lai JC, Copeland TP, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Kwong YD, Seth D, Grimes B, Ku E. Renal Recovery and Mortality Risk among Patients with Hepatorenal Syndrome Receiving Chronic Maintenance Dialysis. . 2021. PMID: 35373067


  165. Lai JC, Ganger DR, Volk ML, Dodge JL, Dunn MA, Duarte-Rojo A, Kappus MR, Rahimi RS, Ladner DP, Boyarsky B, McAdams-DeMarco M, Segev DL, McCulloch CE, Verna EC. Association of Frailty and Sex With Wait List Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates in the Multicenter Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. JAMA surgery 2020. PMID: 33377947


  166. Williams FR, Milliken D, Lai JC, Armstrong MJ. Assessment of the Frail Patient With End-Stage Liver Disease: A Practical Overview of Sarcopenia, Physical Function, and Disability. Hepatology communications 2021. PMID: 34141980


  167. Ge J, Wood N, Segev D, Lai JC, Gentry S. Implementing a Height-Based Rule for Allocation of Pediatric Donor Livers to Adults - A Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) Study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2021. PMID: 33459499


  168. Hu C, Anjur V, Saboo K, Reddy KR, O'Leary J, Tandon P, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Lai JC, Biggins SW, Fallon MB, Thuluvath P, Subramanian RM, Maliakkal B, Vargas H, Thacker LR, Iyer RK, Bajaj JS. Low Predictability of Readmissions and Death Using Machine Learning in Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2020. PMID: 33038139


  169. Xu CQ, Yao F, Mohamad Y, Wong R, Kent D, Seetharaman S, Srisengfa Y, Lai JC. Evaluating the Associations Between the Liver Frailty Index and Karnofsky Performance Status With Waitlist Mortality. Transplantation direct 2021. PMID: 33437866


  170. Kriss M, Te HS, Verna EC, VanWagner LB, Scott FI, Lai JC. National Early Career Transplant Hepatologist Survey: Compensation, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction. Hepatology communications 2021. PMID: 33860127


  171. Ge J, Lai JC, Boike JR, German M, Jest N, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Lee A, Hristov A, Desai AP, Junna S, Pokhrel B, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Christian-Miller N, Laurito M, Verna EC, Rahim U, Goel A, Das A, Pine S, Gregory D, VanWagner LB, Kolli KP. NAFLD and Diabetes are Associated with Post-TIPS Renal Dysfunction: An ALTA Group Study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020. PMID: 33217178


  172. O'Leary JG, Rajender Reddy K, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Wong F, Kamath PS, Garcia-Tsao G, Maliakkal B, Lai JC, Fallon M, Vargas HE, Thuluvath P, Subramanian R, Thacker LR, Bajaj JS. Increased Risk of ACLF and Inpatient Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatic Hydrothorax. Digestive diseases and sciences 2020. PMID: 33185787


  173. Tu MY, Han KY, Chang GR, Lai GD, Chang KY, Chen CF, Lai JC, Lai CY, Chen HL, Chen CM. Kefir Peptides Prevent Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Bone Loss and Modulate the Structure of the Gut Microbiota in Ovariectomized Mice. Nutrients 2020. PMID: 33182364


  174. Kardashian A, Ge J, McCulloch CE, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, Duarte-Rojo A, Volk ML, Rahimi RS, Verna EC, Ganger DR, Ladner D, Dodge JL, Boyarsky B, McAdams-DeMarco M, Segev DL, Lai JC. Identifying an Optimal Liver Frailty Index Cutoff to Predict Waitlist Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2020. PMID: 32491208


  175. Kwong AJ, Devuni D, Wang C, Boike J, Jo J, VanWagner L, Serper M, Jones L, Sharma R, Verna EC, Shor J, German MN, Hristov A, Lee A, Spengler E, Koteish AA, Sehmbey G, Seetharam A, John N, Patel Y, Kappus MR, Couri T, Paul S, Salgia RJ, Nhu Q, Frenette CT, Lai JC, Goel A. Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Among Older Recipients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in a Large Multicenter US Cohort: the Re-Evaluating Age Limits in Transplantation Consortium. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020. PMID: 33047893


  176. Bucuvalas J, Lai JC. Unforeseen Consequences of the COVID Pandemic. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 32761990


  177. Wong F, Reddy KR, Tandon P, O'Leary JG, Garcia-Tsao G, Vargas HE, Lai JC, Biggins SW, Maliakkal B, Fallon M, Subramanian R, Thuluvath P, Kamath PS, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Progression of Stage 2 and 3 Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Ascites. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2020. PMID: 32798707


  178. Wadhwani SI, Brokamp C, Rasnick E, Bucuvalas JC, Lai JC, Beck AF. Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, racial segregation, and organ donation across 5 states. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 32654392


  179. Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Delgado C, Sudore R, Lai JC, Johansen KL. Association of motivations and barriers with participation and performance in a pedometer-based intervention. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2020. PMID: 32437568


  180. Wong RJ, Mohamad Y, Srisengfa YT, Kent DS, Seetharaman S, Shah RJ, Lai JC. Psychological contributors to the frail phenotype: the association between resilience and frailty in patients with cirrhosis. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 32524691


  181. Bajaj JS, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Vargas HE, Lai JC, Kamath PS, Tandon P, Wong F, Subramanian RM, Thuluvath P, Fagan A, White MB, Gavis EA, Sehrawat T, Rodriguez RR, Thacker LR, Sikaroodi M, Garcia-Tsao G, Gillevet PM. Serum Levels of Metabolites Produced by Intestinal Microbes and Lipid Moieties Independently Associated With Acute on Chronic Liver Failure and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2020. PMID: 32687928


  184. Lai JC, Ufere NN, Bucuvalas JC. Liver Transplant Survivorship. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020. PMID: 32372563


  185. Wang CW, Lebsack A, Sudore RL, Lai JC. Low Rates of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Discussions Despite Readiness to Engage in ACP Among Liver Transplant Candidates. Digestive diseases and sciences 2020. PMID: 32500286


  186. Haugen CE, McAdams-DeMarco M, Holscher CM, Ying H, Gurakar AO, Garonzik-Wang J, Cameron AM, Segev DL, Lai JC. Multicenter Study of Age, Frailty, and Waitlist Mortality Among Liver Transplant Candidates. Annals of surgery 2019. PMID: 30672803


  187. Rana A, Price MB, Barrett SC, Lai J, Bakhtiyar SS, Kanwal F, Vierling J, Wu M, Galvan NT, Goss J. Aggressive Utilization of Liver Allografts: Improved Outcomes over Time. Clinical transplantation 2020. PMID: 32198898


  188. Rubin JB, Cullaro G, Ge J, Lai JC. Women who undergo liver transplant have longer length of stay post-transplant compared with men. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2020. PMID: 32412164


  189. Bajaj JS, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Garcia-Tsao G, Lai J, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Insurance Status but Not Race/Ethnicity are Associated with Outcomes in a Large Hospitalized Cohort of Patients with Cirrhosis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2020. PMID: 32389884


  190. Dunn MA, Rogal SS, Duarte-Rojo A, Lai JC. Physical Function, Physical Activity and Quality of Life After Liver Transplantation: A Review. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2020. PMID: 32128971


  191. Sheshadri A, Cullaro G, Johansen KL, Lai JC. Association of Karnofsky Performance Status with Waitlist Mortality among Older and Younger Adults Awaiting Kidney Transplantation. Clinical transplantation 2020. PMID: 32112458


  192. Cullaro G, Verna EC, Lee BP, Lai JC. Chronic Kidney Disease in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Rising Burden Impacting Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 31785069


  193. Lai JC, Dodge JL, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, Volk ML, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger DR, Rahimi RS, McCulloch CE, Haugen CE, McAdams-DeMarco M, Ladner D, Segev DL, Verna EC. Changes in frailty are associated with waitlist mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Journal of hepatology 2020. PMID: 32240717


  194. Sheshadri A, Kittiskulnam P, Lai JC, Johansen KL. Effect of a pedometer-based walking intervention on body composition in patients with ESRD: a randomized controlled trial. BMC nephrology 2020. PMID: 32178648


  195. O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Reddy KR, Biggins SW, Wong F, Kamath PS, Garcia-Tsao G, Maliakkal B, Lai J, Fallon M, Vargas HE, Thuluvath P, Subramanian R, Thacker LR, Bajaj JS. Underutilization of Hospice in Inpatients with Cirrhosis: The NACSELD Experience. Digestive diseases and sciences 2020. PMID: 32146602


  196. Wadhwani SI, Beck AF, Bucuvalas J, Gottlieb L, Kotagal U, Lai JC. Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is associated with worse patient and graft survival following pediatric liver transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 31958208


  197. Fozouni L, Mohamad Y, Lebsack A, Freise C, Stock P, Lai JC. Frailty is Associated with Increased Rates of Acute Cellular Rejection Within 3 Months After Liver Transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 31655014


  198. Mazumder N, Atiemo K, Kappus M, Cullaro G, Harinstein ME, Ladner D, Verna E, Lai J, Levitsky J. A Comprehensive Review of Outcome Predictors in Low MELD Patients. Transplantation 2019. PMID: 31517785


  199. Godfrey EL, Malik TH, Lai JC, Mindikoglu AL, Galván NTN, Cotton RT, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA, Rana A. Response to "Reply to: 'The decreasing predictive power of MELD in an era of changing etiology of liver disease'". American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2020. PMID: 31943742


  200. Rubin JB, Sundaram V, Lai JC. Gender Differences Among Patients Hospitalized With Cirrhosis in the United States. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 30807399


  201. Ge J, Perito ER, Bucuvalas J, Gilroy R, Hsu EK, Roberts JP, Lai JC. Split liver transplantation is utilized infrequently and concentrated at few transplant centers in the United States. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019. PMID: 31705730


  202. Haugen CE, McAdams-DeMarco M, Verna EC, Rahimi R, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, Volk ML, Gurakar A, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger DR, O'Leary JG, Ladner D, Garonzik-Wang J, Segev DL, Lai JC. Association Between Liver Transplant Wait-list Mortality and Frailty Based on Body Mass Index. JAMA surgery 2019. PMID: 31509169


  203. Fozouni L, Wang CW, Lai JC. Sex Differences in the Association Between Frailty and Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis. Clinical and translational gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 31789932


  204. Cullaro G, Rubin JB, Mehta N, Lai JC. The Differential Impact of Age Among Liver Transplant Candidates With and Without HCC. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 31610089


  205. Ge J, Lai JC. Identifying a clinically relevant cutoff for height that is associated with a higher risk of waitlist mortality in liver transplant candidates. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019. PMID: 31597006


  206. Kuo SZ, Ahmad M, Dunn MA, Montano-Loza AJ, Carey EJ, Lin S, Moghe A, Chen HW, Ebadi M, Lai JC. Sarcopenia Predicts Posttransplant Mortality in Acutely Ill Men Undergoing Urgent Evaluation and Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2019. PMID: 30985575


  207. Lai JC, Dodge JL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Singer JP. Frailty and the Burden of Concurrent and Incident Disability in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Hepatology communications 2019. PMID: 31909360


  208. Rubin JB, Srisengfa YT, Albhaisi S, Acharya C, Nangia G, Shaikh T, Thacker LR, Reddy KR, Tandon P, Bajaj JS, Lai JC. Hospitalized women with cirrhosis have more non-hepatic comorbidities and associated complications than men. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2019. PMID: 31593766


  209. Williams FR, Berzigotti A, Lord JM, Lai JC, Armstrong MJ. Review article: impact of exercise on physical frailty in patients with chronic liver disease. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2019. PMID: 31502264


  210. Godfrey EL, Malik TH, Lai JC, Mindikoglu AL, Galván NTN, Cotton RT, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA, Rana A. The Decreasing Predictive Power of MELD in an Era of Changing Etiology of Liver Disease. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019. PMID: 31394020


  211. Carey EJ, Lai JC, Sonnenday C, Tapper EB, Tandon P, Duarte-Rojo A, Dunn MA, Tsien C, Kallwitz ER, Ng V, Dasarathy S, Kappus M, Bashir MR, Montano-Loza AJ. A North American Expert Opinion Statement on Sarcopenia in Liver Transplantation. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2019. PMID: 31220351


  212. Ng VL, Mazariegos GV, Kelly B, Horslen S, McDiarmid SV, Magee JC, Loomes KM, Fischer RT, Sundaram SS, Lai JC, Te HS, Bucuvalas JC. Barriers to ideal outcomes after pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatric transplantation 2019. PMID: 31343109


  213. Bajaj JS, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Lai JC, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Nosocomial Infections Are Frequent and Negatively Impact Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 31180922


  214. Kohi MP, Lai JC. Impact of Muscle Gain after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation on Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2019. PMID: 31126599


  215. Lai JC, Sonnenday CJ, Tapper EB, Duarte-Rojo A, Dunn MA, Bernal W, Carey EJ, Dasarathy S, Kamath BM, Kappus MR, Montano-Loza AJ, Nagai S, Tandon P. Frailty in liver transplantation: An expert opinion statement from the American Society of Transplantation Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2019. PMID: 30980701


  217. Ge J, Lai JC. Split-Liver Allocation: An Underused Opportunity to Expand Access to Liver Transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 30920162


  218. Bajaj JS, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Garcia-Tsao G, Lai J, Fallon MB, Thuluvath PJ, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Targets to improve quality of care for patients with hepatic encephalopathy: data from a multi-centre cohort. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2019. PMID: 31032966


  219. Wang CW, Lebsack A, Chau S, Lai JC. The Range and Reproducibility of the Liver Frailty Index. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 30884128


  220. Wong F, Reddy KR, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Garcia-Tsao G, Maliakkal BJ, Lai JC, Fallon MB, Vargas HE, Subramanian R, Thuluvath PJ, Kamath PS, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Outcomes in Cirrhosis. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 30908855


  221. Bajaj JS, Tandon P, O'Leary JG, Wong F, Biggins SW, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Maliakkal B, Fallon MB, Lai JC, Thuluvath PJ, Vargas HE, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis on Primary Compared to Secondary Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 30694868


  222. O'Leary JG, Bajaj JS, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Wong F, Kamath PS, Garcia-Tsao G, Maliakkal B, Lai J, Fallon M, Vargas HE, Thuluvath P, Subramanian R, Thacker LR, Reddy RK. Outcomes after Listing for Liver Transplant in Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF): The Multicenter NACSELD Experience. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2019. PMID: 30724010


  223. Rubin JB, Sinclair M, Rahimi RS, Tapper EB, Lai JC. Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men. World journal of gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 30833803


  224. Ge J, Hsu EK, Bucuvalas J, Lai JC. Deceased Pediatric Donor Livers: How Current Policy Drives Allocation and Transplantation. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 30281806


  225. Cullaro G, Verna EC, Lai JC. Association Between Renal Function Pattern and Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2019. PMID: 30716479


  226. Lai JC, Rahimi R, Verna EC, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, McAdams-DeMarco M, Haugen CE, Volk ML, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger DR, O'leary JG, Dodge JL, Ladner D, Segev D. Frailty Associated With Waitlist Mortality Independent of Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Multi-Center Study. Gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 30668935


  227. Perito ER, Bucuvalas J, Lai JC. Functional status at listing predicts waitlist and posttransplant mortality in pediatric liver transplant candidates. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018. PMID: 30506640


  228. Kobashigawa J, Dadhania D, Bhorade S, Adey D, Berger J, Bhat G, Budev M, Duarte-Rojo A, Dunn M, Hall S, Harhay MN, Johansen KL, Joseph S, Kennedy CC, Kransdorf E, Lentine KL, Lynch RJ, McAdams-DeMarco M, Nagai S, Olymbios M, Patel J, Pinney S, Schaenman J, Segev DL, Shah P, Singer LG, Singer JP, Sonnenday C, Tandon P, Tapper E, Tullius SG, Wilson M, Zamora M, Lai JC. Report from the American Society of Transplantation on frailty in solid organ transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018. PMID: 30506632


  229. Sarkar M, Lai JC, Sawinski D, Zeigler TE, Cedars M, Forde KA. Sex hormone levels by presence and severity of cirrhosis in women with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Journal of viral hepatitis 2018. PMID: 30339729


  230. Lai JC, Tandon P. How I Approach It: Improving Nutritional Status in Patients With Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2018. PMID: 29867180


  231. Ebadi M, Wang CW, Lai JC, Dasarathy S, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, Carey EJ, Montano-Loza AJ. Poor performance of psoas muscle index for identification of patients with higher waitlist mortality risk in cirrhosis. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 2018. PMID: 30269421


  232. Bajaj JS, Moreau R, Kamath PS, Vargas HE, Arroyo V, Reddy KR, Szabo G, Tandon P, Olson J, Karvellas C, Gustot T, Lai JC, Wong F. Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Getting Ready for Prime Time? Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29689120


  233. Kuo SZ, Lizaola B, Hayssen H, Lai JC. Beta-blockers and physical frailty in patients with end-stage liver disease. World journal of gastroenterology 2018. PMID: 30197482


  234. Chascsa DM, Lai JC, Dunn MA, Montano-Loza AJ, Kappus MR, Dasarathy S, Carey EJ. Patient and Caregiver Attitudes and Practices of Exercise in Candidates Listed for Liver Transplantation. Digestive diseases and sciences 2018. PMID: 30178285


  235. Schwartz JB, Gallagher JC, Jorde R, Berg V, Walsh J, Eastell R, Evans AL, Bowles S, Naylor KE, Jones KS, Schoenmakers I, Holick M, Orwoll E, Nielson C, Kaufmann M, Jones G, Bouillon R, Lai J, Verotta D, Bikle D. Determination of Free 25(OH)D Concentrations and Their Relationships to Total 25(OH)D in Multiple Clinical Populations. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2018. PMID: 29955795


  236. Bajaj JS, Vargas HE, Reddy KR, Lai JC, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Mitrani R, White MB, Kelly M, Fagan A, Patil R, Sait S, Sikaroodi M, Thacker LR, Gillevet PM. Association Between Intestinal Microbiota Collected at Hospital Admission and Outcomes of Patients With Cirrhosis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2018. PMID: 30036646


  237. Jury A, Lai J, Tuason C, Koning A, Smith M, Boyd L, Swanson C, Fergusson D, Gruar A. People who experience seclusion in adult mental health inpatient services: An examination of health of the nation outcome scales scores. International journal of mental health nursing 2018. PMID: 30010239


  238. Cullaro G, Park M, Lai JC. "Normal" Creatinine Levels Predict Persistent Kidney Injury and Waitlist Mortality in Outpatients With Cirrhosis. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29698588


  239. Bajaj JS, Tandon P, O'Leary JG, Biggins SW, Wong F, Kamath PS, Garcia-Tsao G, Maliakkal B, Lai JC, Fallon M, Thuluvath P, Vargas HE, Subramanian RM, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. The Impact of Albumin Use on Resolution of Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2018. PMID: 29880972


  240. Ge J, Gilroy R, Lai JC. Receipt of a pediatric liver offer as the first offer reduces waitlist mortality for adult women. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29604217


  241. Reuter B, Walter K, Bissonnette J, Leise MD, Lai J, Tandon P, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Rose CF, Wade JB, Bajaj JS. Assessment of the spectrum of hepatic encephalopathy: A multicenter study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2018. PMID: 29457869


  242. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S. Reply. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29377206


  243. O'Leary JG, Reddy KR, Garcia-Tsao G, Biggins SW, Wong F, Fallon MB, Subramanian RM, Kamath PS, Thuluvath P, Vargas HE, Maliakkal B, Tandon P, Lai J, Thacker LR, Bajaj JS. NACSELD acute-on-chronic liver failure (NACSELD-ACLF) score predicts 30-day survival in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29315693


  244. Lai JC, Segev DL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Feng S. Physical frailty after liver transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2018. PMID: 29380529


  245. Puchades L, Chau S, Dodson JA, Mohamad Y, Mustain R, Lebsack A, Aguilera V, Prieto M, Lai JC. Association of Cardiac Abnormalities to the Frail Phenotype in Cirrhotic Patients on the Waitlist: From the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation 2018. PMID: 29189486


  246. Lockett H, Lai J, Tuason C, Jury A, Fergusson D. Primary healthcare utilisation among adults with mood and anxiety disorders: an analysis of the New Zealand Health Survey. Journal of primary health care 2018. PMID: 30068454


  247. Ge J, Roberts JP, Lai JC. A2 liver transplantation across the ABO barrier: Increasing options in the donor pool? Clinical liver disease 2018. PMID: 30992773


  248. Cullaro G, Sarkar M, Lai JC. Sex-based disparities in delisting for being "too sick" for liver transplantation. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2017. PMID: 29194969


  249. Bajaj JS, Rajender Reddy K, Tandon P, Wong F, Kamath PS, Biggins SW, Garcia-Tsao G, Fallon M, Maliakkal B, Lai J, Vargas HE, Subramanian RM, Thuluvath P, Thacker LR, O'Leary JG. Prediction of Fungal Infection Development and Their Impact on Survival Using the NACSELD Cohort. The American journal of gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 29257141


  250. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, McCulloch CE, Feng S. The Liver Frailty Index Improves Mortality Prediction of the Subjective Clinician Assessment in Patients With Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 29231189


  251. Fleming JN, Lai JC, Te HS, Said A, Spengler EK, Rogal SS. Opioid and opioid substitution therapy in liver transplant candidates: A survey of center policies and practices. Clinical transplantation 2017. PMID: 28941292


  252. Spengler EK, O'Leary JG, Te HS, Rogal S, Pillai AA, Al-Osaimi A, Desai A, Fleming JN, Ganger D, Seetharam A, Tsoulfas G, Montenovo M, Lai JC. Liver Transplantation in the Obese Cirrhotic Patient. Transplantation 2017. PMID: 28930104


  253. C Lai J. Transplant for the very sick: No limitations in donor quality? Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2017. PMID: 28734123


  254. Hsu EK, Shaffer ML, Gao L, Sonnenday C, Volk ML, Bucuvalas J, Lai JC. Analysis of Liver Offers to Pediatric Candidates on the Transplant Wait List. Gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 28711630


  255. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S. Development of a novel frailty index to predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2017. PMID: 28422306


  256. Ge J, Roberts JP, Lai JC. Race/ethnicity is associated with ABO-nonidentical liver transplantation in the United States. Clinical transplantation 2017. PMID: 28517242


  257. Wang CW, Lai JC. Reporting functional status in UNOS: The weakness of the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale. Clinical transplantation 2017. PMID: 28580753


  258. Carey EJ, Lai JC, Wang CW, Dasarathy S, Lobach I, Montano-Loza AJ, Dunn MA. A multicenter study to define sarcopenia in patients with end-stage liver disease. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2017. PMID: 28240805


  260. Samoylova ML, Covinsky KE, Haftek M, Kuo S, Roberts JP, Lai JC. Disability in patients with end-stage liver disease: Results from the functional assessment in liver transplantation study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2017. PMID: 27884053


  261. Sinclair M, Poltavskiy E, Dodge JL, Lai JC. Frailty is independently associated with increased hospitalisation days in patients on the liver transplant waitlist. World journal of gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 28223735


  262. Lai JC. A framework to determine when liver transplantation is futile. Clinical liver disease 2016. PMID: 30294424


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  264. Pavasini R, Guralnik J, Brown JC, di Bari M, Cesari M, Landi F, Vaes B, Legrand D, Verghese J, Wang C, Stenholm S, Ferrucci L, Lai JC, Bartes AA, Espaulella J, Ferrer M, Lim JY, Ensrud KE, Cawthon P, Turusheva A, Frolova E, Rolland Y, Lauwers V, Corsonello A, Kirk GD, Ferrari R, Volpato S, Campo G. Short Physical Performance Battery and all-cause mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC medicine 2016. PMID: 28003033


  265. Kuo SZ, Haftek M, Lai JC. Factors Associated with Medication Non-adherence in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease. Digestive diseases and sciences 2016. PMID: 27933471


  267. Lai JC, Volk ML, Strasburg D, Alexander N. Performance-Based Measures Associate With Frailty in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease. Transplantation 2016. PMID: 27495749


  268. Giard JM, Decker KA, Lai JC, Gill RM, Logan AC, Fix OK. Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis during Pregnancy. ACG case reports journal 2016. PMID: 27921061


  269. Bajaj JS, O'Leary JG, Tandon P, Wong F, Garcia-Tsao G, Kamath PS, Maliakkal B, Biggins SW, Thuluvath PJ, Fallon MB, Subramanian RM, Vargas HE, Lai J, Thacker LR, Reddy KR. Hepatic Encephalopathy Is Associated With Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis Independent of Other Extrahepatic Organ Failures. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2016. PMID: 27720916


  270. Kathpalia P, Smith A, Lai JC. Underutilization of palliative care services in the liver transplant population. World journal of transplantation 2016. PMID: 27683638


  271. Wang CW, Feng S, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Zhou LQ, Yeh BM, Lai JC. A Comparison of Muscle Function, Mass, and Quality in Liver Transplant Candidates: Results From the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation 2016. PMID: 27314169


  272. Lai JC, Roberts JP. ABO-Nonidentical Liver Transplantation in the United States. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2016. PMID: 26932134


  273. Lai JC. Defining the threshold for too sick for transplant. Current opinion in organ transplantation 2016. PMID: 26825359


  274. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge J, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S. Response to clinical assessments of health status as a potential marker to identify patients who are too sick to undergo transplantation. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2016. PMID: 26584013


  276. Wang CW, Covinsky KE, Feng S, Hayssen H, Segev DL, Lai JC. Functional impairment in older liver transplantation candidates: From the functional assessment in liver transplantation study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2015. PMID: 26359787


  277. Kwong AJ, Lai JC, Dodge JL, Roberts JP. Outcomes for liver transplant candidates listed with low model for end-stage liver disease score. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2015. PMID: 26289624


  278. Saxena V, Lai JC. Kidney Failure and Liver Allocation: Current Practices and Potential Improvements. Advances in chronic kidney disease 2015. PMID: 26311601


  279. Volk ML, Goodrich N, Lai JC, Sonnenday C, Shedden K. Decision support for organ offers in liver transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2015. PMID: 25779757


  280. Campos-Varela I, Lai JC, Verna EC, O'Leary JG, Todd Stravitz R, Forman LM, Trotter JF, Brown RS, Terrault NA. Hepatitis C genotype influences post-liver transplant outcomes. Transplantation 2015. PMID: 25211520


  281. Lai JC, Bikle DD, Lizaola B, Hayssen H, Terrault NA, Schwartz JB. Total 25(OH) vitamin D, free 25(OH) vitamin D and markers of bone turnover in cirrhotics with and without synthetic dysfunction. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2015. PMID: 25757956


  282. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S. Clinician assessments of health status predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation. Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2015. PMID: 25644788


  283. Lai JC, Shoback DM, Zipperstein J, Lizaola B, Tseng S, Terrault NA. Bone Mineral Density, Bone Turnover, and Systemic Inflammation in Non-cirrhotics with Chronic Hepatitis C. Digestive diseases and sciences 2015. PMID: 25563723


  284. Bissell DM, Lai JC, Meister RK, Blanc PD. Role of delta-aminolevulinic acid in the symptoms of acute porphyria. The American journal of medicine 2014. PMID: 25446301


  285. Sharpton SR, Feng S, Hameed B, Yao F, Lai JC. Combined effects of recipient age and model for end-stage liver disease score on liver transplantation outcomes. Transplantation 2014. PMID: 24717221


  286. Lai JC, Covinsky K, Feng S. The octogenarian donor: can the liver be "younger than stated age"? American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2014. PMID: 25307032


  287. Feng S, Lai JC. Expanded criteria donors. Clinics in liver disease 2014. PMID: 25017080


  288. Lai JC, Feng S, Terrault NA, Lizaola B, Hayssen H, Covinsky K. Frailty predicts waitlist mortality in liver transplant candidates. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2014. PMID: 24935609


  289. Schwartz JB, Lai J, Lizaola B, Kane L, Markova S, Weyland P, Terrault NA, Stotland N, Bikle D. A comparison of measured and calculated free 25(OH) vitamin D levels in clinical populations. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2014. PMID: 24483159


  290. Schwartz JB, Lai J, Lizaola B, Kane L, Weyland P, Terrault NA, Stotland N, Bikle D. Variability in free 25(OH) vitamin D levels in clinical populations. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 2013. PMID: 24240067


  291. Lai JC, Kahn JG, Tavakol M, Peters MG, Roberts JP. Reducing infection transmission in solid organ transplantation through donor nucleic acid testing: a cost-effectiveness analysis. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2013. PMID: 24034208


  292. Lai JC, Feng S, Vittinghoff E, Roberts JP. Offer patterns of nationally placed livers by donation service area. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2013. PMID: 23447450


  293. Halldorson JB, Paarsch HJ, Dodge JL, Segre AM, Lai J, Roberts JP. Center competition and outcomes following liver transplantation. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2013. PMID: 23086897


  294. Kim D, Wysong A, Lai J, Alcorn DM, Benjamin LT. Sudden onset vision loss in an 8-year-old female with McCune-Albright syndrome. Pediatric dermatology 2012. PMID: 23013381


  295. Lai JC, Feng S, Roberts JP. An examination of liver offers to candidates on the liver transplant wait-list. Gastroenterology 2012. PMID: 22841780


  296. Saxena V, Lai JC, O'Leary JG, Verna EC, Brown RS, Stravitz RT, Trotter JF, Krishnan K, Terrault NA. Recipient-donor race mismatch for African American liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2012. PMID: 22140019


  297. Lai JC, O'Leary JG, Trotter JF, Verna EC, Brown RS, Stravitz RT, Duman JD, Forman LM, Terrault NA. Risk of advanced fibrosis with grafts from hepatitis C antibody-positive donors: a multicenter cohort study. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2012. PMID: 22271671


  298. Verna EC, Valadao R, Farrand E, Pichardo EM, Lai JC, Terrault NA, Brown RS. Effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on survival and severity of fibrosis in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2012. PMID: 22467547


  299. Lai JC, Roberts JP, Vittinghoff E, Terrault NA, Feng S. Patient, center and geographic characteristics of nationally placed livers. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2012. PMID: 22300591


  300. Brandman D, Pingitore A, Lai JC, Roberts JP, Ferrell L, Bass NM, Terrault NA. Hepatic steatosis at 1 year is an additional predictor of subsequent fibrosis severity in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C virus. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 2011. PMID: 21770018


  301. Lai JC, Verna EC, Brown RS, O'Leary JG, Trotter JF, Forman LM, Duman JD, Foster RG, Stravitz RT, Terrault NA. Hepatitis C virus-infected women have a higher risk of advanced fibrosis and graft loss after liver transplantation than men. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2011. PMID: 21538434


  302. Lai JC, Feng S, Roberts JP, Terrault NA. Gender differences in liver donor quality are predictive of graft loss. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2011. PMID: 21219572


  303. Lai JC, Terrault NA, Vittinghoff E, Biggins SW. Height contributes to the gender difference in wait-list mortality under the MELD-based liver allocation system. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2010. PMID: 21087414


  304. Monto A, Schooley RT, Lai JC, Sulkowski MS, Chung RT, Pawlotsky JM, McHutchison JG, Jacobson IM. Lessons from HIV therapy applied to viral hepatitis therapy: summary of a workshop. Volume 105 of Issue 5. 2010. PMID: 20087331


  305. Lai JC, Montero A, Lebwohl B, Brown RS. A novel housestaff educational model for quaternary-care patients at an academic health center. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2009. PMID: 19174667


  306. Lai JC, Pichardo EM, Emond JC, Brown RS. Resource utilization of living donor versus deceased donor liver transplantation is similar at an experienced transplant center. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2008. PMID: 19191773